April 29, 2024

Columns

Columns on the latest North Korea issues from analysts, academics and renowned experts. Views expressed by our columnists are exclusively the authors’ own.

South Korea’s new unification minister: Big deal?
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South Korea’s new unification minister: Big deal?

Like Ryoo Kihl-jae, Hong Yong-pyo will struggle to make much progress

South Korea’s new unification minister: Big deal?
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter February 26, 2015
Ultra vires! Rapporteur’s remit is not regime change
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Ultra vires! Rapporteur’s remit is not regime change

Marzuki Darusman’s comments are well out of order - Shouldn’t he resign?

Ultra vires! Rapporteur’s remit is not regime change
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter February 6, 2015
They’ve got a little list: Should NK go back on?
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They’ve got a little list: Should NK go back on?

Relisting the DPRK as a terrorist state would hinder, not help, diplomacy

They’ve got a little list: Should NK go back on?
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter January 29, 2015
We are family: Is Hwang Pyong So a Cholla chap?
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We are family: Is Hwang Pyong So a Cholla chap?

North Korea’s OGD supremo may have family roots in South Korea

We are family: Is Hwang Pyong So a Cholla chap?
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter January 12, 2015
North Korea, darkness risible: The ironies of Sonygate
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North Korea, darkness risible: The ironies of Sonygate

'Interview' hacking scandal has all the makings of a Hollywood flick, except the villain may be innocent

North Korea, darkness risible: The ironies of Sonygate
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter January 1, 2015
Enter the troika! Northern visit gives peace a sporting chance
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Enter the troika! Northern visit gives peace a sporting chance

A sudden day-trip to Incheon raises hopes of better inter-Korean relations

Enter the troika! Northern visit gives peace a sporting chance
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter October 4, 2014
Watching the defectors: speaking truth to power
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Watching the defectors: speaking truth to power

Exiles may not be typical, but their voices are authentic and vital

Watching the defectors: speaking truth to power
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter September 15, 2014
Incheon’s idiocy just flags up more trouble
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Incheon’s idiocy just flags up more trouble

Asiad organisers must face down the fascists and let the DPRK flag fly free

Incheon’s idiocy just flags up more trouble
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter September 11, 2014
Straws in the wind: Might the U.S. and DPRK get it on again?
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Straws in the wind: Might the U.S. and DPRK get it on again?

Secret flights, personnel shifts, a UN trip: Something’s up, despite denials

Straws in the wind: Might the U.S. and DPRK get it on again?
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter September 3, 2014
Arms and the man: The importance of being Jon Pyong Ho
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Arms and the man: The importance of being Jon Pyong Ho

More than anyone, ‘Mr. Munitions’ made North Korea a credible threat

Arms and the man: The importance of being Jon Pyong Ho
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter July 10, 2014